HR 5227
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public-private cooperation
Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019
Introduced: November 21, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019
This bill sets forth initiatives to improve the capacity of law enforcement to utilize digital evidence in conducting criminal justice activities.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a new office—the Office of Digital Law Enforcement—to train, support, and prepare criminal justice personnel;
- requires DOJ to designate a federal entity to be the Center of Excellence for Digital Forensics;
- provides for a review of existing programs that provide training, education, and technical assistance to improve digital evidence capacity of criminal justice personnel;
- establishes a new program—a Law Enforcement Technology Support to State and Local Law Enforcement program—to facilitate the use of existing grant funds to improve the digital evidence capacity of law enforcement personnel; and
- establishes the Department of Justice Technology Policy Advisory Board to foster dialogue on policy issues.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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